July 24, 2024, 10:48 PM
July 24, 2024, 10:48 PM
Two officers of the Highway Police were arrested this Wednesday because They allegedly stole Bs 15,000 from a merchant. They are also The lawyers of the accused were arrested, but there is still a fugitive in uniform.
According to the complaint, the incident occurred on Monday, July 22, when the merchant was traveling on a public transport bus from the capital of Santa Cruz to Cochabamba, but He was extorted by police at a checkpoint from kilometer 17 north of Santa Cruz.
The victim was traveling in possession of Bs 43,000 to pay his workers, and five officers from the Highway Police allegedly took Bs 15,000 from him to set him free.
The merchant, upset because he lost his trip and part of his money was stolen, filed his complaint with the Specialized Department for the Fight against Corruption (Delcc) and then went to the Highway Police office to demand that his Bs 15,000 be returned, but They only returned Bs 5,000 to him.
Lawyers arrested
Unfortunately for him, the merchant was run over. by a vehicle hours after the police snatched his money, for this reason he was admitted to a clinic on the first ring road and Melchor Pinto Avenue.
On Tuesday, July 23, lawyers CAST and NVV arrived at the clinic where the victim was hospitalized and identified themselves as legal representatives of the accused police officers. Then They offered to return the missing Bs 10,000.
The lawyers made him sign a memorandum of withdrawal of the complaint so that they could return the money that the five police officers under investigation stole from him. At that moment, the Delcc agents arrived and arrested the two lawyers.
Two police officers captured
This Wednesday two officers of the Highway Police were arrested when They appeared to testify at the Delcc office, Located in the Plaza del Mechero of the Plan Tres Mil citadel.
Those arrested are: Lieutenant Adolfo GL and subordinate Virgnio MA, who are being investigated by the alleged crimes of extortion, consortium of lawyers and others, according to prosecutor Yolanda Aguilera.
This Wednesday, the commander of the Highway Police, Luis Antonio Casso, also appeared to testify as a witness, who said that I did not know about the theft of Bs 15,000 and who learned about the case through the press.
The two jurists who are arrested They will be brought before a precautionary judge this ThursdayThey are also accused of the crimes of extortion, consortium of lawyers and others.
